Although Iron and Wine‘s extraordinary new double CD release, Around The Well, is not technically new – it’s comprised of rare and unreleased songs – much of the material is new to fans of Sam Beam (the man behind Iron and Wine).
Around The Well may just be the best collection of songs in Beam‘s discography. It’s hard to believe most of the songs (some tracks were simply re-mastered) were never released before. With his trademark delicate, whispery vocals accompanied by stunning acoustic guitar arrangements, Beam is the curator of some of the most beautifully haunting, and even hypnotic, Americana-style folk music of the past decade.
“Communion Cups And Someone’s Coat” – Iron and Wine from Around The Well
The following You Tube video features Beam performing “Two Hungry Blackbirds” at Other Music in New York City last month promoting the release of Around The Well.
Stay tuned; coming up this week will be a lot of great new music from musicians and bands most people never heard of featuring special editions of the In Dee Mail series.